Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey. o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny, am i, in a cavemans hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you damned cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! according to this excerpt, odysseus

• is fearful of the cyclops.
• is prideful and overly confident.
• has been weakened by the cyclops.
• has regrets about staying on the island.

Explanation:

To determine Odysseus' traits, analyze his words: he taunts the Cyclops about the beating ("the beating that we gave you") and challenges him, showing pride and overconfidence. He's not fearful (taunting contradicts fear), not weakened (boasts of their action), and no regret about the island is shown.

Answer:

B. is prideful and overly confident.